# WinForms DataLayout Overview

The **RadDataLayout** control provides means for displaying data in a highly customizable layout by automatically creating the items and editors and further allowing easy creating of complex layouts at design-time as well as at run-time.

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> caption Figure 1: RadDataLayout.

![WinForms RadDataLayout Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/56ff0fb39245ba9aa210522307132f34/raddatalayout-overview001.png)

**RadDataLayout** generates different editors depending on the type of the properties coming from the data bound object.

* **RadTextBox**: Works with string properties

* **RadCheckBox**: Handles boolean values

* **RadDateTimePicker**: Responsible for dates

* **RadDropDownList**: Displays enum values

* **RadColorBox**: Handles color

* **PictureBox**: Edits images

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## See Also

* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/datalayout/structure)
* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/datalayout/getting-started)
* [Properties, events and attributes](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/datalayout/properties-events-and-attributes)
* [Localization](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/datalayout/localization)
* [Change the editor to RadDropDownList](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/dataentry/how-to/change-the-editor-to-a-bound-raddropdownlist)
* [Customizing Appearance ](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/datalayout/customizing-appearance/customizing-appearance)